Hi Boyd, Your progress may be slower than you'd like but you are making some progress and as long as you're enjoying the process don't give up. Persistence often trumps talent.

Thanks for the time with such a complete answer. This had been some journey that I'm on. I believe in surrounding myself with people who are better than I am at whatever I want to...

Mike - According to the Apple site, it's "iPad (3rd generation) Early 2012 model A1416 64GB". I've tried doing a hard reboot, but that didn't help.  I think the idea of...

Hi Boyd, Timing and precision of your bends remain your biggest obstacles though there are places where you're very close. Here's an idea that might help. This is a link to the...

Hi Robert, Music is comprised of notes and spaces. The silences are as important as the notes and give time to let what you've played register and resonate in the listener. Better...

Hi Bruce --- sorry about that and very good find.   Can you double check what kind of iPad you have? It works fine on an iPad 3 Retina running 7.1.1 --- so it's likely an iPad /...

Hi Bruce --- great catch, thank you.  These lessons should be disabled because they're Flash --- we will put in our list for the next release. For the downloads --- we are...

Mike - I also find that on my iPad, the app crashes when I try to change playback speed, either from the upper right hand corner link or the button in with the tab. It crashes...

Jerry ,That is what I call the blues!  Slow and soulfull! Have you found it hard to get lead guitar players to enjoy the space that you leave? My lead guitarist is always telling...

Sound good and raw Allan, The blues ain't for everyone ya know! One suggestion on the D chord rakes, they sound better if played lightly. It's more of a background part. Keep on...

Thanks David! 

Sounds great Steve! Duke 

Very good job Giorgio! Sounds great, Duke 

Hi Tony, Sounds good. Great start on this wonderful Freddy King tune. Duke 

Thanks Mike, it's one of my favorite tunes. Duke 

Hey Nacho, Great job on that chord melody! Nice guitar also! 

Very good Bruce! You did fine and played some things of your own that worked really well. Good job! Duke 

Hi Charlie, That's very good! I like your feel and it's a good idea to comp in between lines like you did there. Nice muting also on some lines too. That really gives it the Les...

Hi Tom, I never heard that but believe it to be true. Although in today's world I find it hard to imagine exactly what it is that keeps people interested in this style of music...

Thank you Sunny, I will try and get to these all. There are all great tunes and of course there are thousands of songs from that era that I would love to learn and teach! Duke 

I can't believe you're in love with me, When your lover has gone, Please don't talk about me when I'm gone   Any of these please.. No one explains swing like you Duke.

Nice, thank you for the well written answer. I really appreciate all of your help.

Hey Corey, I did some work on Catfish blues and I think I am ready for some feedback. Let me know what you think and I will be happy to hear it! Thanks for your great lessons,...

Thanks Corey. Great feedback as usual! 

Greetings Kurtis -- For me, the song and melody come first and then I write lyrics to it.  I have a lot of lyrics that I have written but did not find the right music for it so...

Greetings Jamie -- You have a good grasp of the riffs and where to place them.  Good job.  You have also applied the different techniques well, such as brushing the strings.  I...

Thanks Wheeler.  I look forward to seeing you post a video.

greetings Mike -- I clear my mind when I sing and let it flow.  I FEEL whether or not it is right, but I don't analyze.  I just make sure that the words can be heard and understood...

Thanks so much!

Hi Bruce, Yes, it's an "A" harp playing in the key of E. I'd recommend a Hohner Special 20 which has a plastic comb and won't absorb moisture from your mouth, which could cause...